Re: [iwar] some thoughts on (cyber)- terrorism
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 17:22:15 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: [iwar] some thoughts on (cyber)- terrorism
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Per the message sent by "Wanja Eric Naef \(IWS\)":
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> As mentioned before I mentioned that I do not like the term cyberterrorism
> (even though it is used
> on IWS) as it lacks precision. I rather talk of digital terrorism where one
> can distinguish between:
> digital-to-digital attacks (e.g. cyber attacks, DDoS, defacements, ...)
> physical to digital attacks (e.g. bomb attacks on a bank if they were aimed
> at disrupting information infrastructure)
> digital-to-physical (can someone come up with a good example? electronic
> attacks on safety critical systems, which then
> create human and physical casualties)
> Contrary to conventional terrorism:
> physical-to-physical attacks
> Any thought on this?
The thing I use to defin 'terrirists' the US State Department list of
'terrorist groups' and 'terrorist incidents'. It is a way to get out of
the definitional issue and into the details.
Cyber terrorism - in my usage - is the use of cybernetic systems (i.e.,
comes from systems of feedback) by terrorists. Again a real punt on the
issues, but it make it easier to do the work.
I don't really advocate these positions, but I do take them out of
pragmatism.
FC
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